Category Archives: Local News

File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) – The fire marshal says a fire that drove a family of five from their home and destroyed it was caused by a malfunction i...

Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO Newsroom Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and other officials braved wind and rain Monday to announce a contract to upgrade four rail bridges in Fall River an...

WPRO News and the Associated Press PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) – Dozens of pit bull owners paraded with their dogs in Pawtucket to celebrate their legal victory that overturned it decade-long ban on pi...

File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press The Rhode Island Community Food Bank released its annual report Monday which shows that hunger levels in Rhode Island have not changed since the height of...

Photo of Missy the yorkie, courtesy of WJAR By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com A 58-year-old Cranston man was charged with the malicious killing of a dog after he beat in with a cane. According to a statem...

Image courtesy Narragansett Beer. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News As promised, Narragansett Beer is coming out with another Rhode Island-inspired flavor. In October, WPRO's Andrew Augustus reported that th...

WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Tuition at Rhode Island’s three public colleges would rise for the first time in three years under a plan that’s been sent ...

WPRO News and the Associated Press National Grid is asking Rhode Island regulators to approve rate increases to generate electricity. National Grid says that a typical Rhode Island household that uses...

By Sam Wroblewski 630WPRO.com Warwick Police announced they have charged a Certified Nursing Assistant with stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly dementia patient. Eunice Xavier, 42, of Cumber...

WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A group of pit-bull lovers plans to hold what they’re calling a “pit bull parade” to celebrate after a superior court...